Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-02-16
SOCIETY
A Weeks Happenings In Butte's So
ciety Circles.

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Helena.
The next Highland club party will be
given Friday, the 18th.
Alex Tarbot will leave this week for the
Ceur d'Alene's.
MI. R. Walker came up from Salt Lake
City last Thursday.
MI. C. F. Blake, of St. Paul, arrived in
Butte last Thursday morning
Mrs. Matthews, of Anaconda, spent a few
days OF last week in the city.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. Fyhrie were up from Dill
Ion last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. F. Mussigbrod spent sew
eral days of last week in the city.
There are already rumors of several early
spring weddings.
Mrs. Richards spent last week in Helena.
c. D. Joslin, of Deer Lodge, spent a few
days of last week in the city.
Thomas Hathaway was up from Missoula
last week.
Mr.. George Sherwin, of Chicago, is in the
city.
Confirmation will be administered at st.
Johns Church the first Sunday in March.
Twelve O'Clock breakfast parties are a
fashionable form of entertainment in East
ern cities.
Mrs. Orstein has returned from her visit
to Salt Lake City and is domiciled at the
| Albemarle.
Many of the society ladies will attend
the opera in full evening drese, and without
hats or bonnets.
Miss Hattie White wore q very pretty
and becoming toilet at the Thornton party
Wednesday evening.
Messrs. John Forbis AND George W. Ir.
vine II, returned home yesterday from an
extended eastern trip.
Mr.. John O'Rourke, a representatives of
Messrs. Sprague, Warner & Co., OF Chicago,
arrived in the city yesterday.
Several pleasant entertainments have
been given in honor of Mrs. Marks, OF Hell
ena, who returned home last Thursday.
One OF the ~pleasantest events of the past
week was the surprise party given to Miss
Lizzie Thornton last Wednesday evening.
Bishop Brewer will hold a mission in St.
Johns Church during his stay in Butte, be-
ginning on Ash Wednesday.
Mr.. Frank Riugeling, who has been very
i'll with pneumonia, is still confined to his
room.
Judge T. C.. Bach came over from Helena
Friday. He will remain until tomorrow
evening.
Mr.. George B. Temple, of Chicago, has
beer interviewing the dry goods merchants
the past week.
Miss Jennie Mcconnell, ef Anaconda, is
expected in Butte this week. She will be
the guest OF Misses Laura and frankie
| Horst.
Mr.. w. J. Bedlenberg and wife, of Deer
Lodge, are at Arkansas hot springs. Mr..
and Mrs. Concourse and daughter are ex-
pected there in a few days.
Very pretty lat home'' cards, issued by
Master Sellers and Miss Lulu Largey were
received by about fifty little ones last
Thursday.
We understand that the Rev. Mr.. How
ard will hold Easter services at Anaconda,
and that Professor Kennicott is preparing
elaborate music for the occasion.
Mr.. W. R. Kenyon is expected home
from the East in a few days. He will be
accompanied by two young ladies, who will
be guests OF Miss Freddie Kenyon for sev-
eral months.
The Rev. Mr.. Howard. who is in charge
OF st. Johns Church, in Deer Lodge, will be
advanced to priesthood on the 18th. The
Rev. S. C. Blackiston will be present at the
ordination.
Invitations will be out tomorrow for a
progressive euchre party, which will be
given by Miss Rosa Reed, on Saturday eve
Al'uSs ~ ACI IcolUcuCc, Or Cu0 corner OF
Granite and Washington streets.
Last Wednesday, wal the 25th annivers-
ary Of the marriage OF Col. and Mrs. H. H.
Horst. Although the couple did not an
nounce the TACT yet they were kindly re-
membered by their many friends and were
the recipients OF many presents. Il
Owing to the death of Miss Maggie Fur
long, Mr.. and Mrs. w. w. Dixon recalled
tho invitations to a progressive euchre |
which was to have taken place Friday eve |
ming, in honor of Miss Clara Wilcox. The |
party will be given Thursday evening of
this week.
Tomorrow is St. Valentines day. The
old Pagan practice has been handed downt to |
the present day. Some people would not be
happy II they were deprived OF the oppor-
tunity OF making one another uncomforta-
BILE. Consequently, to supply a lopg-felt
popula want, the comic valentine was
produced. 1t affords a fine opportunity
for rival beauxs and bellies to get even with
each other.
Butte las been quite gay during the past
week. With tobogganing, ice skating, pri-
vate parties, ETC., ETC., the social wheel has
been steadily whirling, and seems likely to
increase IN velocity as the restrictive season
advances. With the Pyke Opera Company
at the Grand Opera House. the Highland
Clu party, the Dixon and Reed parties
and other entertainments which will be
given this week, society people will have no
to complain of ennui.
THE PARTY.
Yesterday afternoon a delightful child
ren's party was given in honor OF Miss
Lulu and Master Sellers Largey, ut the
home OF Mrs. P. A. Largey, 200 Broadway.
large number of wee tots were present,
who were handsomely entertained, and
who wore the daintiest of toilets. Mrs.
Largey entertains little folks quite as well
she does big ones, and her elegant home
furnished q scene of revelry for the children
nntil the hour came for their departure. '
Among those present were Nell Lloyd, Alice
Hoge, Jessie and May Roberts, Leila, Tho
md Elsa Russell, Virgie Iatten, May Arm :
strong, Nellie and Mugins Lowry, Dollie
Noyes, Mollie DAILY, Dimple, Leavitt, Eloise
Lulu and Hilda Knowles. May and Helen .
.Pfouts, Alice Richards, Emma Hesse, Biz t
lie and Florence Hammer, Helen Tilton, >
)imple and Sweety Blackiston. Cosey and I
edna Stevens, Masters MAI Lloyd, Willie
md Jimmie Jack. Rumley Dewitt, Willie
Dixon, Homer Richards, George Patten.
elmer and Walter Pfouts, Philip and RAM
Rice. and Mark DAILY. /,
FASHION NOTES. Z
fancy dress parties are especially popu.
ar in the East this season. +
Mikado scarfs are much in vogue East B
decorating chairs, tables. etc. a
In Italy brides even in the highest society L
ear wedding outfits made by their own
One OF the most beautiful table dccora- -
ions Tor a dinner of ceremony is a form of t
rtlhcial ice, of any design desired, embed
ed in which are fresh-cut natural flowers
oxen in the ice. The effect is that of a
rllllant mosaic upon a diamond back
'ound, the sparkling surf zee OF the ice and -,
bright c~oloring of the flowers being most W
to the eye. "
At = rose dinner recently given, these "
ere the following decorations: In the cen "
OF the table from which the dinner was al ~
rived a large pink bowl, filled with pink III
'ses, resting on a mirrorsurrrounded with al